Faucet



NOV. 22, 1932. M. ESNARD 1,888,378

FAUCET Filed Juvne 8. 1931 V l Snnemor a, 'MEJlz/rd simplify the construction of faucets and to 22.

the valve in a closed position.

Patented Nov. 2z, 1932 1,888,378

UNITED STATES PATENT ola-FICE MIGUEL ESNAIRD, 0F MATAN'ZAS, CUBA FAUCET Application led June 8, 1931, Serial No. 548,188, and in Cuba July 24, 1930.

The present invention relates to improveextends the port 14 surrounded by the |valve ments in faucets, and has for an object to proseat 15. vide an improved faucet so constructed that The handle of the valve is shown at 16; when the washer of the valve becomes worn the same being connected in the usual manner immediate repair will be* provoked by reason to a stem 17, which is of peculiar form in of the fact that the flow of water in great that, besides having the usual threaded tap quantities cannot be checked. or head 18, such stem 17 is provided with an Another object of the invention is to prointernal bore 19 closed at its top but opening vide an improved faucet in which the screw through the bottom thereof; and there'is also threads are protected and in which an improduced upon this stem 17 a lower extension 60 proved form of valve is employed dispensing or neck 20 below the tap 18. with the customary screw connection between Playing freely within the hollow bore 19 the backing plate or valve head and washer. is a shank 21 carryin at its lower portion Other objects of the invention are to the brass or other sti backing disc or plate There is a water tight lit between the make the same less expensive, while insuring backing disc 22 and the shank 21. For inat all times that the faucet be kept in a propstance these two parts may be soldered toer state of repair against any leakage whatgether. The lower face or bottom of the disc soever or any detriment to the parts.. 22 is provided with radial grooves or it may lVith the foregoing and other objects in be provided with undulations, ridges or other view, the invention will be more fully deI roughened or irregular parts or surfaces 23 scribed hereinafter and will be more particuvwhereby the entire lower surface of the disc larly pointed out`\ in the claims appendd-'\22 will not seat upon the valve seat 15 when hereto. f' the washer 24 is worn. This washer 24, which In the drawing, wherein like symbols reis of rubber or other flexible material, is profer to like or corresponding parts throughvided with a central opening 25. A conical out the several viewsf l or other enlarged head 27 is adapted to be Figure 1 is a side view of the improved passed through the restricted opening 25. faucet with parts broken away and showing The head 27 is carried upon the lower end of the neck 28, which forms in effect a Figure 2 is a similar view with the valve in prolongation or extension of the shank 21. the open position. In the use of the device, Figure l shows the Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view closed position of the parts, and in Figure 2 taken through the improved form ofgvalve is illustrated the opening position thereof. stem and handle.

Figure 4 is a sectional view of the improved backing disc 22, whereupon the conical head valve with the parts separated. 27 snaps through the opening 25'of the washer Figure 5 is a similar View with the parts 24. The rubber material of the washer will assembled. contract about theneck 28 and such washer Figure 6 is a bottom plan view of the valve will be held rigidly against the disc 22. backing disc, and The shank 21 with the assembled backing Figure 7 is a side view with parts broken disc and washer 24 is inserted freely into away showing a modified form of valve in the hollow bore ,19 of the stem 17. These open position. parts will by gravity seek a position against Referring more particularly to the drawthe valve seat 15 but unless the neck 20 of 95 ing 1() designates the faucet shell or casing the stem is screwed down tightly against the having the screw nipple 11 for connecting backing plate 22, the force of the water enterwith the water supply pipe and the delivery ing through the connection 11 and up through spout l2. In the intermediate part 'of the the port 14 will easily unseat the valve'and casing 10 is a diaphragm 13 through which permit the issuance of water through the noz- 100 The washer 24 is simply forced againstthe 85 I zle 1,2. When the handle 16 is turned so as to screw down the tap 18 and force the washer 24 tightly against the valve seat 15 the water will be cut oil' from the nozzle 12. By rotating the handle 16 in the opposite direction the neck 20 will be withdrawn from the backing plate 22 allowing of the water raising the valve and flowing out the nozzle 12 as heretofore described.,

Now when the washer 24 becomes so Worn that it is no longer of any use, the practice heretofore existing of postponlng repair. so long as the backing disc 22 itself will form a valve although an ineffective one will be discouraged and checked because of the fact that the grooved lower surface of the backing plate 22 will prevent any tight fit between the backing plate and the valve seat 15. Consequently water will flow out from the nozzle 12 at such a rapid rate as to not only attract attention to the worn condition of the washer 24 but also toactually cause serious raise in the water rent. l

With valves as now constructed the backing plates are used for weeks, months and sometimes years after the washers are worn out, and while they do not effect a satisfactory clo sure still the water comes out drop by drop, or there is a leakage to a more or less extent but not sufficient to cause ne ligent house holders to correct the faulty faucet. As a. result of forcing the brass backing plate 22 against the seat 15, considerable stress and strain devolves upon the screw threads of the ta 18 and the valve casing 10 and these threa s are destroyedin time beyond repair. y

Where the washer 24 is kept in good repair and renewed frequently as required by the present invention, this disaster to the screw threads is avoided as very little pressure is qnred to seat the yielding rubber washer It will alsobe noted that the use of a screw ordinaril employed to hold the fiber or other pac ing or washer to the valve head or backing disc is dispensed with as this screw breaks easily and when it happens the faucet is used without the washer thus destroying the threads.

With the improved valve there is always a perfect fit of valve to valve seat so that a tight valve is always had in which no leakage can occur and when the valve washer is worn out an unchecked and volume flow will occur such as to demand immediate attention and the renewal of the' washer 24.

In Figure 7 there is shown a modification in which the valve seat 15a is provided with the grooved surface 29 and the washer 24a will be of soft material so as to be forced down into the grooves of the valve seat wheres by to make a tight fit.- In this case the backing plate-22a may be devoid of any grooves and may have a smooth lower face.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction and design of the above specifically described embodiment of this invention without departing from the spirit thereof, such chan es and modifications being restricted on y by the scope of the following claims. f

What is claimed is 1. An improved faucet comprising a casing having a valve seat therein, a valve movable toward and from said seat and including a backing plate having a groove on its lower side, and a rubber washer removably ailixed to the lower side of said` plate and acting to close against said valve seat.

2. An improved faucetI comprising a casing) having a valve seat therein, a washer of ru ber or like material adapted to close yieldably against said valve seat, a backing plate adapted to receive removably the washer thereagainst and having a grooved surface yopposed to the washer and valve seat, a shank carrying rsaid backing plate, and a stem threadedly engaged with the casing and loosely receiving said shank.

3. An improved faucet comprising a casing having a valve seat therein, a stem having threaded connection with the casing and provided with a: hollow bore and an extension neck, a shank of shorter length than said bore fitting loosely therein, a plate carried on the lower portion of said shank and having a grooved lower surface opposed to said valve seat, and a yieldable valve facing carried by' said backing plate.

4. An improved faucet comprising a casinghaving a valve seat therein, a stem movably connected with said casing, a backing plate having a grooved lower surface loosely guided by said stem, a constricted neck and enlarged head extending from said backing plate, and a resilient washer having a conzltrited opening for receiving said neck and MIGUEL ESNARD.v 

